Hair-drying apparatus



AP. fEL/X Coo/v5 Mia Q F COUNE HAIR DRYING APPARATUS Filed May 7 1925 Jan. 19 1926.

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UNITED STATES rnnrx occur, or cmonoo, Int-more.

HAIR-DRYING Arranarus.

Application filed m '7,'1e25. Serial in. 2am.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it ,known that" I, Fnmx Comm, a citi-r zen, of the United States, residing at Chicago, in thevcounty of Cook and State of II- linois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hair-Dryin yvhich the followin is a in l, 0 car, and exact descriptlon, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

This invention relates to hair drying apparatus. I

The principal object of the invention is to improve upon the device shown in my -United States Patent Number 1,543,423, is-,

sued June 23, 1925, by roviding means for directin the warm air iiom a motor blower in definite paths a ainst the hair, so" as to facilitate drying o the hair by obtaining a more eflicient circulation of the air.

Any source of warm air su ply may be e teachings of this inventidn the air 15 brought through a conduit into'a hood where it meets a re volving fan for directing this air towards the upper central portion of the scalp. Separate currents of air may be brought to the lower portions of the scalp, so that when these currents meet the air from the revolving fan, a forced circulation will be created to force the air upwardly and out of the hood, thereby efiiciently drying the hair.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a device which is easily and quickly applied to the head of an individual.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device which is extremely simple in construction, cheap to manufacture, and easily applied and, with these and other ob'ects' in view, the invention resides in certam novel construction, combination and arran ment of the parts, the essential features 0 which are hereinafter fully described in the specification and pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawin in which:

' Figure 1 is a view in e evationof a device embodying m invention, illustratin the manner of attac g the same tothe hea of a person;

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical. sectional view-of the device;

Fig. 3 is also an enlargement of a portion of the device illustrating an alternative form'of the invention; and

A paratus, of Y conc1se Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of a still further form of m invention.

The-device in w ich I have chosen to -il lustrate my invention comprises a head fitting portion 1, made of soft or hard material, such as'asbestos or canvas, of non-foraminous character, and a foraminous ortion-2 adapted to bedetachabljyi secure to the head ting member 1.

member 1 ma I be of such confi be capable 0 readil fitting e scalp, the cross section thereof being referably oval so as to encompass the entire head at a oint slightly below the hair. The head tting member 1 may extend upwardly at any suitable height above the air, say, for instance, after it has been water-waved or held against the head or'scalp. The part 2 may be of open net work, such as a fine screen, or of material provided with 0- an ings suitable to permit the escape 0' air therethrough. Lacing 3 is em loyed to interconnect this part to the hea fitting portion 1. Inasmuch as the head fitting portion 1 encases the head and must be kept in a sanitary condition, it is advantageous to detachably connect same to the part 2 in a manner illustrated in the drawing. The head fitting ortion 1 may be discon nected and washed or otherwise disinfected, if so desired, each time the hood is used. In

ead fitting ration as to order to readily attach the hood to thehead of the person, the, lower edge of portion 1 is sewed over to accommodate an elastic or cotton tape 4; which may be used to pull this edge tightly about the head and temporarily hold it in place.

The upper end of the foraminous portion or part may be provided with a band 5, preferably circular in formation so as to slip over the lower edge of a'semi-circular dis charge end 6 of a hot air conduit 7. [This conduit connects in a suitable manner to t e blower 8. If so desired, the band 5'may e provided with spring clips 9, whichfunc t'on to hold the hood in'position about the ischar e and 6.

Within and adjacent the upper portion of part 2 of the hood is a depending sack 10, having a revolving fan 11 suitably car ried at its lower end.' Fan 11 may freely revolve about the central point 12, which comrises a rivet suitably fastened to a rigid rame 13. For permitting the frame to be easily secured to the lower end of sack 10, a flange let is provided thereon for snugly tion of the. head. I have found that the warm air comin from fan 11 is directed against the head in a straight line with considerable force and, as a consequence, this read about the scalp I warm air tends to and move downwar y.

As will be noted in Fig.2, a-pluralit of separatepipes 15 extend downwardly a ut the outside of the hood and enter the headfittin member 1 near the lower edge thereof. ipes 15 serve-to supply individual or separate jets of warm air against the head near the neck and forehead in amanner to cause the air to move-u wardly and meet the warm air that comes rom the revolving fan 11. This'meeting of the currents of warm air tends to create a forcedcirculation and cause a positive upward movement of the warm air, thereby ermittin its immediate escape through t e foraminous portion 2. In this manner, the warm air passing through the hair and becoming saturated with moisture is not allowed to remain within the hood. This positive circulation of the air provides an efiicient manner in which to rapidly dry hair.

The particular manner in which the fan 11 is an ported within the hood may be varied if so desired. For instance, a ring 20 may be attached, as shown in Fi 3, about the inner surface of the annular hand 5andtothisrieng20thefan llmaybe pivotally attach As shown in Fig. 4, the fan 11 may be used to create the source of warm air supplied by havin a shaft 21 extending upwardly, to which s aft a bevel gear 22 may be secured. Bevel gear 22 may then be meshed with a second bevel gear 23 carried on the end of a motor shaft 24.

With reference to the use of separate pipes 15 for su plying warm air to the lower portions 0 the head, I wish it to be understood that these pipes may be disposed within .the hood, or may be located, with respect to the hood, in any other desired way. It will be seen that the pipe 15, located in front of thehead, will be shorter than the pipe located in the back of the head. I find that it is possible to employ the pipes 15 in connection withthe discharge end 6 as a frame-like structure for suitably carrying the hood. The pipes 15 may extend in the discharge end 6 or at any point through the hood so .as to lie directly above the revolving fan 11. On the other hand, these pipes may so enter the hood as to lie b neath the revolving fan. for taking the ai discharge therefrom instead of directly f m the air comin through the conduit 7.

While the attac ment herein shown is primarily intended for drying the hair for a water-wave, or the like, it is to be understood that the same may be used for various other pur see and that such changes, alterations an modifications as come within the scope of the claims may be resorted to when desired.

1 claim: 1. Anappliance for introducing a drying medium to the head in the process of drying hair com rising a head fitting member for fittin a at the head, means at the upper an of said member adapted to be attached to a conduit supplying a source of drying medium, means within said member for directing a part of the drying medium downwardly against the upper central portion of the head, and additional means for directing the other part of said drying medium upwardly from the lower rtion of the head, whereby,'by the meeting of said hair drying medium, to create a forced circulation thereof about the head and upwardly out of said head fitting member.

2. Hair drying apparatus com rising a hood for fitting about the bee an a depending sack within said hood having a revolving fan at the lower end thereof or directing warm air against the head.

3. Hair. drying apparatus comprising a hood for fitting about the head, and a revolving fan disposed within said hood for directing warm air against the head.

4. Hair drying apparatus comprising a hood for fitting about the head, a depending sack within said hood having a fan at the lower end thereof for directing the warm air against the upper ortion of the head, and means entering t e hood at a point to permit warm air to be also directed against the lower portion of the head.-

5. Hair drying apparatuscomprising a hood for fitting about the head, a revolvoizfi fan disposed substantially within the h for directing warm air against the head, and separate pipes extending to a int near the lower end of said hood for directing separate jets of warm air against the hair adjacent the neck and forehead.

6. Hair drying apparatus comprising a hood for fitting about the head, a source of air supply, a revolving fan disposed within said hood for directin the air downwardly against the head, an means for directing separate jets of air upwardly against the head.

7. Hair drying apparatus comprising a hood for fitting about the head, a source of air suppl a revolving fan disposed within said hood or directin the air downwardly against the head, am? means entering the lower end of said hood for directing the air upwardly a ainst the head.

8. Hair rying apparatus comprising a hood for fitting about the head, a source of air supply, a revolving fan disposed within said hood for directin the air downwardly against the head, an means entering the lower end of said hood for directing the air upwardly against the head, said means being indepen ent of said fan.

9. Hair drying apparatus comprising a scribed my name.

FELIX COUNE. 

